 Wilkins Ice Shelf hanging by its last thread July 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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The Wilkins Ice Shelf is experiencing further disintegration that is threatening the collapse of the ice bridge connecting the shelf to Charcot Island. Since the connection to the island in the image centre ... | |
How intense will storms get? New model helps answer question July 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface. | |
 Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Was it a gigantic meteorite? A tremendous bolt of lightning? Perhaps the crash of a UFO the size of Tokyo? No one is certain of the answer to one of the 20th century's greatest scientific mysteries -- the ... | |
Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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It's not just about climate change anymore. Besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean—often called the cradle ... | |
The sun could be having a 15% or 20% effect on climate change July 18, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Global warming is mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities; however, current climatic variations may be affected “around 15% or 20%” by solar activity, according to the researcher Manuel Vázquez ... | |
 Russian researchers 'rescued from melting ice floe' July 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Twenty Russian scientists have been rescued from their camp on an ice floe in the Arctic that was melting faster than expected, a spokesman for the expedition told AFP on Monday. | |
 Study: Future snowmelt in West twice as early as expected; threatens ecosystems and water reserves July 15, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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According to a new study, global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in the western United States than was previously thought, possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating new water management ... | |
Organizing an Earth Systems Science Agency July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In an article published today in the journal Science, a group of former senior federal officials call for the establishment of an independent Earth Systems Science Agency (ESSA) to meet the unprecedented environmental ... | |
 How will the Arctic sea ice cover develop this summer? July 09, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer 2008 will lie, with almost 100 per cent probability, below that of the year 2005 – the year with the second lowest sea ice extent ever measured. Chances ... | |
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